How long should tires last?

[njweatherman]

On my 2023 California GT Special, I got about 23,000 miles on the OE Pirelli Zero Nero All Season.

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[Bob Lob Law]

Don't you mean Firehawk Indy 500 tires, not Daytona. Those are the ones I wanted to put on my car next but the only Firestone store that we had in the state closed the other year so now the closest store is in Fort Collins, CO.

Yes, yes you are correct! LOL

 

[Backkick]

Got my GT with 28k miles and original tires. Stock Goodyear Eagles advertised lasting 45k, but at 44k I've still got at least 1/32" of tread left.

Oh I know lots of members here go through tires like chewing gum, and even the tires on my old sedan often wore out too fast. But I've never had tires last longer than expected. Am I alone in this?

It depends how you use them. But by and large, generally a tire older than 5 years should be replace since the rubber loses its quality and deteriorates fast after this. Keep this in mind.

 

[RNM]

As a new Mustang owner, I made my oem pzero tires last about 5k miles so that I could upgrade to continental extreme contact sports.

 

[agmattocks]

My 19GT has ~17.8kmi and I have the original Pilot Sport 4S, the tread still looks fine but they all look like this...
Garage kept too.

those look like old tires.... what is the date on them?

 

[geep81]

My tires are coming up on six years

Your tires are aging out and should be replaced for that reason alone. 6 years is about the max for the good years of a tire.

And to answer your question I got about 20-22k miles and 3 good summers use out of my last set of PS4S. Still had more tread left on them than yours when I replaced them, I replaced them because they were getting really squiggly when I pushed it.

 

[MAGS1]

As a new Mustang owner, I made my oem pzero tires last about 5k miles so that I could upgrade to continental extreme contact sports.

This is the right strategy

 

[Kevin08]

those look like old tires.... what is the date on them?

Jan 2019

 

[agmattocks]

Jan 2019

yea those are old tires... I wouldn't do any long distance or spirited driving on those.

 

[The stang dude]

Perfect timing for this post. I had the Perelli P Zero on my 22 PP1 and the rears were completely done at 16,000 kms. The wear marks ,wear marks were showing. I hadn't noticed till it was up on the hoist getting the STH starter kit installed. I just put on Conti DWS 06+ all around even though the front Perelli's were still good. I only spun the tires once on purpose and did spirited driving but those Perelli's were crap from day one. The Conti's are different beast for sure. Softer ride which is a plus, quieter also. Handling is where the difference is really glaring. Not as sharp a turn in and it feels like a bit more lean in the car but it is stable on an on ramp run. I get the alignment done Thursday but I think they won't have to do much adjustment. Got about 200km on them and so far enjoying the ride and silence.

 

[Tucsonjay]

Unfortunately the Firestone

Don't you mean Firehawk Indy 500 tires, not Daytona. Those are the ones I wanted to put on my car next but the only Firestone store that we had in the state closed the other year so now the closest store is in Fort Collins, CO.

Perfect timing for this post. I had the Perelli P Zero on my 22 PP1 and the rears were completely done at 16,000 kms. The wear marks ,wear marks were showing. I hadn't noticed till it was up on the hoist getting the STH starter kit installed. I just put on Conti DWS 06+ all around even though the front Perelli's were still good. I only spun the tires once on purpose and did spirited driving but those Perelli's were crap from day one. The Conti's are different beast for sure. Softer ride which is a plus, quieter also. Handling is where the difference is really glaring. Not as sharp a turn in and it feels like a bit more lean in the car but it is stable on an on ramp run. I get the alignment done Thursday but I think they won't have to do much adjustment. Got about 200km on them and so far enjoying the ride and silence.

Getting my Contis Saturday. Not sure how they will compare to the stock Eagles, hope they're quieter.

 

[The stang dude]

They are All seasons, have a lot more tread pattern variation then summers usually do. Little bit of squish but not like regular passenger tire all seasons. Smooth though. Just came back from a drive alot of the roads here are patched asphalt due to growing city with some pot holes thrown in for fun and it's alot less jarring with the Conti's. More of a bump sound than a thump sound when going over frost heave cracks. I like them so far. Waiting to see if the alignment makes a difference.

 

[cocopanda]

My tires that came with the car. Michelin PS4's. Lasted 15k miles on the front with the Performance Package 1. And the rears lasted 52K miles and about 4 1/2 years.

 

[The stang dude]

My tires that came with the car. Michelin PS4's. Lasted 15k miles on the front with the Performance Package 1. And the rears lasted 52K miles and about 4 1/2 years.

Wow that's weird. Mine were definitely the opposite.

 

[Timbuck]

I've had 8 sets with 13,000 miles on the car. And now the second motor. Maybe a different use case LOL

Haha. Gets used how it should. I’m astonished by some of the high miles people get from there tyres. I guess a lot of show ponies/ garage queens out there. Each to their own.

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